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QNEWS -NOVEMBER 12 2023 - VK4 ON AIR

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DID YOUR CLUB TELL ANYONE ABOUT AMATEUR RADIO THIS WEEK?
IPSWICH AND DISTRICR AR CLUB DID.


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VK4 SILENT KEYS @ WIA YEAR FROM MAY 13 2023

SK CALL SK NAME DATE ADVISED BY
VK4OD PETER HARDING 10 JULY 2023 vk4bab
VK4SOA SYD ABRAHAMS 18 AUGUST vk4eka
VK4KCC GRAHAM ANDERSON 9 SEPTEMBER vk7ev
VK4CCF JEFF STINSON 1 OCTOBER vk4zz
VK4FZAK MAREE CHURCHILL 8 OCTOBER vk4djc


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CLUBBING


Ipswich & District Radio Club

Web – www.vk4wip.org.au
Email - vk4wip@...
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This is Allan VK4HIT with news from Ipswich and District Radio Club.

As this bulletin goes to air in most locations on Sunday morning, Ipswich
WICEN group is again providing safety communications to runners taking
part in the rescheduled Mount Glorious Trail event.

Following this event Ipswich WICEN will take a break until the next event
next year being the Mount Glorious Trail on April 28, 2024.

At the club’s October business meeting we might have set a record for
approving new memberships. A total of five were endorsed as new members.
Welcome to the club, Paul VK4PMC, Brett VK4DSN, Alan VK4AJG, Mike VK4MAQ
and Christopher VK4CAP.

John VK4MUD will open the clubhouse on Saturday November 18 at 1400Hrs for
anyone who would be interested in using and working the club’s HF
transceiver and beam, and possibly working some local stations and DX
stations as well. If your new to amateur radio, call in and see what you
can work.

In other news from Ipswich – the Christmas BBQ will again be held at Kholo
Gardens picnic area from 10am on November 25. Members, friends and
visiting amateurs are very welcome to attend. BBQs are available and it’s
BYO food, drinks and chairs.


Reporting from Ipswich this is Allan, VK4HIT.


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Hello, I’m Geoff Emery, VK4ZPP, and I’ve been thinking.

To re-use the old TV program title, well “That Was The Week That Was”. If
you want
to upset many amateurs you turn off the bands and when the CME induced
flare hit the
HF Bands were placed in recess. Then just to prove the point that private
infrastructure isn’t a mighty as the advertisements portray it, the second
largest
telco had a very furrowed brow and red face on Wednesday when all it
services were
removed from functional to failed in the early morning of that day. It
really must
have been serious as the Minister for Communications actually appeared on
radio and
television to suggest that Optus “has to do better”.

Moving along now….I wonder how many of us have considered the benefits of
incentives? I mean not only the awards, contest places for those who are
fondly
known as paper hangers but to the average amateur whose interests lies in
other
areas of this wide cluster of pursuits. I know that we have a series of
awards given
out by the WIA but what about local recognition and providing an
information stream
to encourage people?

At times I think we can be too parochial and restrictive in what is made
available
to people and we need to recognise that there are many more amateur radio
operators
than there are club members or members of the WIA. It is well and good to
provide
ways for club members to get recognition within the club and even to read the
honours lists and be able to say, “Hey, she’s one of us, she’s a ham” when
we see
they have been gonged. However is there a way that we can do this and
include all
the local amateur cohort in the recognition?

Personally, I think that being able to nominate others for recognition is
important
and being able to share with the community is of great benefit to our
hobby as well.
When it is within the boundary of a small organisation it may be less
effective if
the majority aren’t embraced in the scheme.

Should we be able to set up a way of recognising people and potentially
put their
achievements out to the local media, even get pictures of them receiving a
token
such as a plaque or certificate which can feature in the local media and
perhaps
Amateur Radio magazine?

Now I am not suggesting that this replace any methods of recognition that
clubs give
their members but can we do this as well? There are many things that can
provide a
sense of camaraderie and maybe a presentation of the Golden Sausage to the
member
who is felt best supported the sausage sizzle fund raising is as worthy of
praise as
a President’s award and maybe it would get more involvement in social
activities
amongst members.

What I am trying to do is encourage the brain storming that suits people
locally and
which encourages participation in more facets of amateur radio. I think
that is a
good thing…. How about you?

I’m Geoff Emery VK4ZPP



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2023 Social Scene

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GOLD COAST HAMFEST NOV 12


Ipswich Christmas BBQ, Kholo Gardens picnic area from 10am
November 25


WIA AGM held MAY 4-5 2024 in BUNDABERG. (barc)



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